Target apparatus



A'ug. 3, 1943.

R. D. DLAMERE ETAL TARGET APPARATUS Filed Sept. 22, 1941 2 Smets-sheet 1I 'Aug-.3, 1943. R. DQ DELAMERE Erm. 2,325,593

TARGET APPARATUS Filed sept. 22,.,1941 2 sheets-sheet 2 f thelcentral'attforfthe apparatusj more "particularly "tofminiatre moving targetsfof aj typfsitable for use witlithe practice/'gun disclosed in'` ou'rco-pcriding `an"plication Serial No.` 402,540] 'led"July"; 15,A 1941,andorfobject f "is to provide simple target apparatus `for repro-f1r jddcingnl flsmau scaleihe mvabieobje'ctywnich Y Q `itis desired topractice; hitting.; Otherobjects '4 welhave'nrnind will hereinafterappea'l'l- "2@ I' p. L: The' invention is hereinafter jmorefullyFdescribed andgis 4illustratleci bylwayjoi example int "the`eiccornpanyingdrawingsfin`wliiclrf" l 1` isa front elevation `oiftl'ieapparatus;

2 asideelevjatidn nireofj: p Fig 3 4arearielevation, n an enlargedscalentoprarltise hitting? 'and toeorrespdndgsuostangtiallyfto the reduced inuazlewelooityf f tnetype ofgun vhiclif-itv is desired to`practis`eshooting.

YTheWhole "apparatu'sjisfnidunted onabasd which will Ibe suitablf".si1pported falqoveg the `gtundoi` the floor" offa bililding so-tiiatljief divd "'ingftargetsmay be set at anyffdesired distance;abovetheeyes of the` operator tofcorrespondto iolw speed; s lia'ft 6Vjourna'lled `in a hub-1;

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v To one-endfofAapi1shrod VItisseciiredv ajclevis 'Y "1 1 whip Icarriesaf jonrnalon vy/hichany antiengagement with seciireda stationary earn 9j4which is lockedin its fdjusted `position as hereinafter described?` A;rm l0 Secured totheflowspeedshaft 6 l Y i incliides `a hub keyed tosaidshaft, ga disk secured x "i to the blib; aperipheral wall secured to theldiskl;` v

and aninwardly `directed `flange secured to'` said,Y

` j'Lwallkforfencasing the frontjside and peripheryr of the cam 9.' Tothe peripheral wall ofthe drum aresecured two tu'b'ular inner arrns 2Whichare s `spaced dlainetrically `4oppo'site'one anotheriand milledw in"the housings mi A4. i Since `the arms 3,

lsuchj; push rodsV 1| s passed thetnrough; the end "of'jeacnl.pilshgrodreniote l from, the roller being p vqiauy #connected iwan mei adjacent;rever gl'z. Springs `2li disposed on )the rods] 6 bear` against f seatssecured `Within V.the `arrri's Zand against the ends-ofitheycleyises I1, or collar'sengagingrthe latten for maintaining Vcontactl between theroll- `r`s1|8 andthecamg.

i; `targets 'lare secured to each spindle 5fthe'ou'ter lagainst; theadjacent innerv ends of the aeroplane 'in'eac'h oflihefouter arms3fisfaxia1lymov- "jableatriprodZiwhich -is `providedwith al lateralprojetiori-Zzipivoted 'at 23 'in the casing H1 .,The'. other-'end ofthetriprodslides ina; bearing inV ,me iiousingu and .haswfcathlza-mhreaded i therein. jAfngrfZS securedto' the targetspin i d1e`I5 has asprin'g 2 6'whicliurge`s thengerflinto f .i

A an adjustable stopf21l inffthe` housing to maintain-the target in itsnormallpo f sitionf. "Aipalwl '28 ladaptjedto be engaged by the 'atchf244`1is1piyted on the free end of 'theV fingerv zii-anais providedawith'a spring i ze p tendixigfto mainiain'lthe Vfpawlin engagementVwith fantadf the 'u stop. ,t Y' vf v t i t 7. Apparatus of the classdescribed comprising the trip rod and thelever are moved towards one lanother4 tolactuate thefpositioningmeans and n thereafter release thesaidfpositioning means.

6.\Appar atus of the class described compris-` ing a stationary cam;a"rotatable` drum vencascam; alink having one end` pivoted ony the ro-4n tatable member; a'spring actuated push rod having vone endconnectedwith the said outer arm andthe other end connected with the'freeend of lthe'link; and an anti-friction roller carried by fthe pushrodforengaging the ca !n. i

t 9. Apparatus of the class Adescribed comprising speed reducingmechanism having acasing, a

high speed shaft and a low speed shaft; a cam carried by said casing;` adrum secured toA the i ing? said cam; `a tubular`inner arm securedto nsaid drum and communicating with theinterior jthereof; a casingrcarriedby the endof the' inner 'armi remoteirom the` drum; a lever pivoted in tsaid casinga tubular outer arm secured to said l. zlever; a housingcarried bythe end of the outer arm remote fromthe lever; a targetsimulating n an aeroplane pivotallycarriedon saidhousing; t

a push rod mounted in and axially movable relative to said inner arm;meanstfor ensuring the low speed shaft for encasing one side of the'camand the periphery thereof; target carrying means *carried by said drum;a pairof targetsmounted side by sideonV said means; and a stationarydisk n 'onsaidcasingto preventm'issiles from striking the other side 'ofthe cam.

1o` Apparatusof thecmss described empris-V ing speedreducing mechanismhaving a casing,

a high speed shaft and alow speed shaft; `acam adjustablycarried nonsaidjcasing; :afdrum sel` curedV to thelow speed shaft for encasing fonet side of the cam and the periphery thereof; target rod willffollow thecontour or the cam, the rod v being connected with the lever to causetlfieltar-V getto simulate a dive bomber; a iingersecured to the pivotofthe target; anadjustable stop for Avlimiting the movement of the fingerin one direc-` yi-tioncif: rotationya spring urging theflnger to-f"wards the stop; anpawl on said finger; and a tripA `rond-adapted toengagersaid pawl,l the trip rod `being slidable invsaid outer 1arm andprovided i with a lateral projectionlpivoted in said casing fromstriking athen other side of the cam, thevdisk t 'Y having VVanarcuatesloft therein;` and means i t passed through said slot forturning saidcam at a point spaced from the pivotoi thelever so that, asthe outer armvis` rocked towards the n innerarxn,` the outer end of theVtrip rod and the I lever are moved towards one another toactuate` thefinger and thereafter `mcyveout of the' path Ypawlwhereupon the fingerre-engages itsl a stationary cam a rotatable drumencasing said cam; atubular inner arm secured to said drum` communicating with'the interiorthereof; a casing carried byfthe end ofthe. innerarm re-V t n mote fromthe drum; a lever pivoted in said casf carrying means carried by saiddrum; a pair of Y targets mounted side by side `on said means;l` a`stationary disk onsaidcasing toY prevent missiles and forreleasablylocking 'it as adjusted;

t 11.1Apparatusas claimed inf claim 2 in which n t the` stationarylcarnis adjustable 4to varyfthepoints at which the Vouter Varm moves relativeto the inner arm, and in whichmeans is provided tok leek` 'the v,cam `asadjusted.

124. AAp'par tusas claimed inV claim `6 in which a Vcatchfor engagingthe pawlis carried by the t trip rod andis adjustable longitudinallythereof.

"13. .Apparatus of the class described Vcomprisinga rotatable inner arm;an outer arm pivotally carried by said inner arm, the pivot of the outerarm-being` substantially parallelto the axis of `rotation ofthe innerarm; a target simulating an ing; an outer armsecuredtosaid lever; alink` having one endiDif/Qtally *connectedV with? the ,"druin, `theother end oi said link carrying a pin; n

an anti-friction roller journalled `ou said pin "for engaging the cam; apush: rod axially movable in t ,Y

, said innerarm; a clevis 'pivotally mounted `on said pinandsecuredtojrone end of said push rod; a,

spring seat in said inner armjandagspring disi posed on the'push rodengaging said seat and the vclevis forrmaintaining contact between theroller "and the cam,'thetother end oi' said push rodlbeing pivotallyconnected with the lever. i i y p Q 8. Apparatus of the class describedcompris? v n ing a rotatable member; an inner armfcarriedby 60, t v

. 'said member; an outerarmpivotally carried byl im'` vaeroplanecarriedby the outer arm so that its. longitudinal axis isarranged in thepath of night t of the target, thetarget being pivoted on said,` n outerAarm transversely ofsaid longitudinalaxis Y `iandjsubstantially'parallel to the axis of rotation 1 `of said inner`arm; vmeans for actuating ythe louter swing relative to ,the inner armduring 'the rotationofsaid arms to cause the target to Vmove inasubstantially straight line during a portion; of each, revolution ofsaid arms; and

meanscontrolled by Vsaid actuating means for 1 t or night or the target.

rocking the targetlongitudinally of saidilongitudinal axistocausethelatter tofollow the path v t 1 31` Y inner arm for carrying atarget; a stationary n

